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Donnie Walsh worships "Satan"

This was touched upon in the Daniels article, but I'm watching the video, and Donnie is asked what NBA player Quis reminds him of:

Daniels reminds me of a different type of player, a Derrick McKey type of player. That, you know you can sit and talk about starting, and scoring, and all the things you want to talk about. But if you were to ask me right now who was one of the best players we ever had, in our franchise, I'd say Derrick McKey. For exactly that reason. You can play him anywhere. If he started, fine. If he didn't start, fine. He'd play 1, you know, he'd play any position you wanted. And he was always there when the game was on the line. And always did the most important things. You know he either got the rebound at the right time, or he stopped the shot, or he got a steal. He made the 3-point shot, right when you had to have it. And I call them winning players. And I think Marquis fits into that role somewhere.

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Just finished watching the whole thing. It's 32 minutes, and I'd really recommend watching it. I'm too tired to even try and give a recap, but it gives good insight into where Donnie's at with this team and what he wants. Way more detail than you'll get from the papers.

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This was an excellent interview, as others have mentioned, and a recommended watch.

I know some people out there don't like Donnie Walsh, but I always have been pleased with having him in the front office, and feel that we have been blessed to have someone of this caliber working for the Pacers.

I think this interview really shows that he is very intelligent, and knows the game, and knows the business.

It will be interesting to see what moves are made in the next 2 weeks, to get a better idea of what the roster will look like this season, and where the minutes might be distributed.

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What, pray tell, did Derrick McKey, ever do/not do to deserve the satanic appellation? We know Larry Brown loved Heavy D as well, so was LB a part of the Satanic worship? And more importantly, will Dan Brown be doing a workup on the Pacer's front office soon?

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Wasted alot of talent by not being assertive enough. In fact some of the descriptions of MQ being a little laid back does bring back some nightmares.

You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....

Re: Donnie Walsh worships "Satan"

What, pray tell, did Derrick McKey, ever do/not do to deserve the satanic appellation? We know Larry Brown loved Heavy D as well, so was LB a part of the Satanic worship? And more importantly, will Dan Brown be doing a workup on the Pacer's front office soon?

Re: Donnie Walsh worships "Satan"

Wasted alot of talent by not being assertive enough. In fact some of the descriptions of MQ being a little laid back does bring back some nightmares.

I would agree that he probably deferred too much offensively at times, but stating he wasted a lot of talent and wasn't a good player is totally wrong. They did let him hang around too long after he became injury prone, however.

I was led to believe that MQ's main attribute was attacking the rim, so I guess without seeing him yet, I'm not getting the comparison. Sounds like they are completely opposite players.

Re: Donnie Walsh worships "Satan"

I would agree that he probably deferred too much offensively at times, but stating he wasted a lot of talent and wasn't a good player is totally wrong. They did let him hang around too long after he became injury prone, however.

I was led to believe that MQ's main attribute was attacking the rim, so I guess without seeing him yet, I'm not getting the comparison. Sounds like they are completely opposite players.

I agree with you completely. Marquis is very aggressive offensively, he takes it to the basket, and has a great little runner if he can't go all the way. So I see Marquis as a very different player than McKey, but I also understand what DW is saying.

Daniels, for whatever reasons, never worked for Avery. Don Nelson loved him. Johnson couldn't stand him, not as a player, anyway. He was maddeningly inconsistent, played the game without passion and could follow a great play with a bonehead one at any moment.

I would agree that he probably deferred too much offensively at times, but stating he wasted a lot of talent and wasn't a good player is totally wrong.

D was a good player, the problem is many thought he could have been great, if he had the passion.

You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....

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McKey was good but he wasn't as good as Walsh made him sound. When he was here there were a lot of us unhappy with McKey because he would pass up open 15 foot jumpers. If he would have been just normally assertive as most players are when it comes to shooting I think we could have won a title in the late 90's.